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GIACOMETTI-NAUMAN, exhibition view © Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, 2016, Photo: Norbert Miguletz.
FRANKFURT.- The Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt is presenting a major exhibition of works by Alberto Giacometti and Bruce Nauman from October 28, 2016 until January 22, 2017. The show brings together two artists from different generations with totally different backgrounds. Giacometti (1901?1966) is regarded as one of the most important classical modern European sculptors. Nauman (*1941) and his multifaceted oeuvre represent the radical upheavals in contemporary art since 1960 and a concept of sculpture liberated from traditional concepts. Featuring some 70 works in all, this is the first exhibition ever devoted to both, Giacometti and Nauman. Sculptures and paintings by the Swiss artist engage in a fascinating dialogue with videos, sculptures, drawings, photographs, and spatial installations by the US multimedia artist. Giacometti is represented by works from nearly all of his important creative phases, Nauman primarily by his early oeuvre from the 1 ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day People look at images of migrants on boats displayed at a curent show at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) called Insecurities: "Tracing Displacement and Shelter" on October 27, 2016 in New York City. The exhibition explores refugee shelters and the design challenges caused by humanitarian crises around the globe. "Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter" will be on view until January 22, 2017. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
| The original Emoji set has been added to the Museum of Modern Art's collection | | Works from the collection of Tommy Hilfiger to be offered at Phillips | | Dominique Lévy opens first comprehensive survey of early wood reliefs by Joel Shapiro |
Shigetaka Kurita, Emoji (original set of 176), 1999. Digital image. Gift of NTT DOCOMO, Inc. © 2016 NTT DOCOMO.
NEW YORK, NY.- We are thrilled to announce the addition of NTT DOCOMOs original set of 176 emoji to the MoMA collection. Developed under the supervision of Shigetaka Kurita and released for cell phones in 1999, these 12 x 12 pixel humble masterpieces of design planted the seeds for the explosive growth of a new visual language. From its founding in 1991 by the Japanese national carrier Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, NTT DOCOMO was at the forefront of the burgeoning field of mobile communications. In keeping with Japans longstanding pioneering role in technological adoption, Japanese tech companies, and NTT DOCOMO in particular, were ahead of the curve in incorporating mobile Internet capabilities into cell phones. Early mobile devices, however, were rudimentary and visually unwieldy, capable of receiving only simple information about weather forecasts and basic text messaging. For the ... More | |
Jean Dubuffet, Le Gommeux, 1972. Vinyl and acrylic on Klegecell glazed fiberglass , 72 7/8 x 29 x 1 3/8 in. (185.1 x 73.6 x 3.4 cm.). Estimate: $700,000 - 1,000,000. Image courtesy of Phillips.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announces that works from the private collection of Tommy Hilfiger will be featured in the Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art. Throughout his illustrious career in fashion, Tommy Hilfiger has been a passionate collector of contemporary art, assembling one of the most comprehensive collections in private hands. Five paintings from the iconic designers personal collection by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol, Jean Dubuffet, and Keith Haring will be offered during the auction on 16 November. We are delighted to have the opportunity to showcase works from Mr. Hilfigers extraordinary collection, said JeanPaul Engelen, Phillips Worldwide Co-Head of 20th Century & Contemporary Art. These iconic works are truly a testament to his discerning eye, each of the highest quality and artistic importance. They have inspired ... More | |
Joel Shapiro, Untitled, 1978. Painted wood, 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 inches (13.3 x 13.3 x 7.6 cm) © 2016 Joel Shapiro / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- Dominique Lévy presents the first survey of early wood reliefs by the American sculptor Joel Shapiro, organized with Olivier Renaud-Clément. These works, created between 1978 and 1980, will be on view alongside a new site-specific installation. The exhibition will foreground work from the late 1970s, demonstrating the trajectory of Shapiros career, over the course of which the artist has continually pursued ideas of color and mass, culminating in a recent body of room-size sculptural installations. Dominique Lévy will publish a monograph in conjunction with the exhibition featuring texts by David Raskin and Phyllida Barlow and poems by Peter Cole and Ange Mlinko, as well as full documentation of the wood reliefs. This marks the first time the series will be comprehensively surveyed. Shapiro has worked with the idea of form collapsing since 2002; he views his work until this point as building up to this ... More |
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| Dorotheum announces highlights from its Design Auction | | Shakespeare's First Folio 1623 on view at Sotheby's Hong Kong Gallery | | Single-owner collection of Cuban art included in the Latin American Art Sale |
S-Chair Mod. 275, design Verner Panton, 1956, made by August Sommer, Plüderhausen, for Thonet Frankenberg, from 1965. Estimate 3,800 5,500.
VIENNA.- Rarely is the combination of modern and applied art on the one hand and attractive investment opportunities on the other more fun than in the fertile field of design. Dorotheum design auctions regularly offer the perfect setting to enjoy this special alliance and the upcoming event on 3rd November 2016 will be no exception. Its comprehensive selection of international collector's items from the fin de siècle to the present day was put together by the category's new resident expert, Mathias Harnisch. Gerti Draxler will from here on be responsible for arranging special masterpiece auctions of her own (spring 2017). The chronologically arranged catalogue takes us on a trip through the 20th century: Marking the beginning of modernity are Josef Hoffmann, Adolf Loos and Otto Prutscher - Hoffmann contributes a sideboard from the so-called "Poldi" chalet in Kladno/Czechia, the guest house of the steel magnate and art collector Karl Wittgenstein, father of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. A ... More | |
The small exhibition at Sothebys includes the First Folio alongside pictures, photographs and three Shakespeare Quartos highlighting a comedy, a tragedy and a history play.
HONG KONG.- Eton College, the world renowned independent British school, and Heywood Hill, the legendary London bookshop, announced a free public exhibition of Shakespeares First Folio at Sothebys in Hong Kong from 26-29 October 2016. Eton College and Heywood Hill, quintessentially British institutions, have joined forces, with the support of the British Consulate and Sothebys, to provide the residents of Hong Kong with a unique opportunity to see one of the greatest literary artefacts in the English-speaking world during 2016, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeares death. Eton College, the famous British public school, has a spectacular library containing many rare books and manuscripts dating back to 9th Century. One of the treasures of their collection is a copy of Shakespeares First Folio. The First Folio is the book that in many ways gave us Shakespeare. Seven years after Shakespeares death two of his fr ... More | |
Wifredo Lam (1902-1982), Sur les traces (Transformation), Painted in 1945. Estimate: $2,500,000-3,500,000. © Christies Images Limited 2016.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies announces an unprecedented single-owner collection of modern and contemporary Cuban art, CUBA MODERNA: Masterworks from a Private Collection, featured in the Latin American Art sale, November 22-23 in New York, with a public preview of highlights in Miami from October 29-30. The Miami preview is held in collaboration with Christies International Real Estate and EWM Realty International. Carefully assembled over the past three decades, this extensive collection of nearly forty works spans from the historical vanguardiawith works by Victor Manuel, Eduardo Abela, Amelia Peláez, Fidelio Ponce de León, Carlos EnrÃquez, Marcelo Pogolottithrough modern masters of the Havana schoolCundo Bermúdez, René Portocarrero, Mario Carreño, and Mariano RodrÃguezartists that experimented in abstraction and SurrealismWifredo Lam, AgustÃn Fernández, Servando Cabrera Moreno, and José MarÃa Mijares ... More |
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| Archives of American Art announces grant from the Walton Family Foundation to support digitization | | Sotheby's acquires the Mei Moses Art Indices | | Marlborough Chelsea exhibits works by legendary German artist Werner Büttner |
Louise Nevelson sitting among artwork in her studio, circa 1974 / Ara Guler, photographer.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonians Archives of American Art announced today that it has received a three-year grant of up to $900,000 from the Walton Family Foundation to support the ongoing digitization of the Archives collections. The Archives is obliged to match the grant that will be given in three annual installments of up to $300,000 each. The support enables the Archives to double its current rate of collections digitization in stages from 50 linear feet to 100 linear feet per year and will result in at least 240 additional linear feet of archival material to be available online by September 2019. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with a second research facility in New York City, the Archives holds nearly 6,000 collections of archival material on the artists, collectors, dealers and scholars who have shaped the history of art in America. Its oral-history program, containing interviews with important artists ranging from Charles Burchfield to Kehinde Wiley, ... More | |
The indices comprise a constantly updated database of 45,000 repeat sales of objects in eight collecting categories. Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby's announced the acquisition of The Mei Moses Art Indices, which will now be known as Sotheby's Mei Moses. Widely recognized as the preeminent measure of the state of the art market, the indices use repeat sales - the sale of the same object at different points in time - to track changes in value. Through this acquisition, Sotheby's has unique access to an analytic tool that provides objective and verifiable information to complement the world-class expertise of the Company's specialists. The indices comprise a constantly updated database of 45,000 repeat sales of objects in eight collecting categories, approximately 4,000 of which change hands each year. The methodology enables Sotheby's to compare the investment performance of Art against various asset classes, analyze its performance against myriad benchmarks and competitors and measure the impact of macro- ... More | |
Werner Büttner, Heere der Traurigkeit Armies of Sadness, 2016. 150 x 120 cm.
NEW YORK, NY.- Marlborough Chelsea presents Poor Souls by legendary German artist Werner Büttner. Poor Souls marks his first New York exhibition since 1986, including new collage and painting that showcase a wide-range of intelligence and cunningly dark but empathic humor. Painted with a breezy confidence that complicates their gravity, these canvases tackle weighty issues of history, philosophy, mythology, grief and mourning. This is to say that there is real empathy beneath the surface, and that the paintings are packed with humanity. With the courage and wherewithal to incorporate a diversity of subjects, from Winston Churchill to a bewigged dachshund, Büttner scrambles hierarchies provoking a pleasant disequilibrium. A moody palette dominates generally, and surprising bands of drizzled black or white pigment often disrupt the naturalistic depicted space with flung drips of gestural abstractiontelltale ejaculatory signatures to ... More |
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| New exhibition at Asian Art Museum brings love, bravery, friendship and fiery battle to life | | Hake's to offer early political memorabilia, 2,000+ comic books, scores of other pop culture rarities | | Syed Haider Raza's masterpiece 'Paysage Nocturne' for sale at Bonhams |
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- This fall, the Asian Art Museum presents The Rama Epic: Hero, Heroine, Ally, Foe, an exhibition of ancient and contemporary artwork and multimedia depicting sacred stories as old as the Bible, longer than the Odyssey, and a source of creative inspiration from India to Indonesia. On view Oct. 21, 2016 Jan. 15, 2017, The Rama Epic organized by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is unprecedented in scale and scope, with 135 sculptures and paintings, masks, puppets, and examples of temple architecture. Objects and artworks originate from India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia, and are borrowed from museums across the U.S., U.K. and Europe. Countless generations have grown up with this extraordinary tale, also known as the Ramayana (Ramas Journey). By exploring the key characters of this beloved classic, the exhibition immerses visitors in the enduring appeal of Rama: the legendary ... More | |
Captain Marvel velveteen-covered plush doll with cape and only known example of original tag, 1946, est. $2,000-$5,000. All images courtesy of Hakes Americana.
YORK, PA.- Since 1967, Hakes Americana has been the premier source for 200+ categories of pop-culture memorabilia, all falling under the general heading of fun. The companys motivated team of experts works tirelessly to bring the best of private collections to the auction marketplace. Their next big online, phone and absentee auction event, Nov. 15-17, is packed with collector favorites and unique historical material. Since November is election month, Hakes pulled out all the stops to secure political memorabilia that even the most advanced collectors would find irresistible. Among the top highlights is Lot 57, an 1872 miniature cloth Flag of Chappaqua Greeley & Brown with associated original ephemera. The vibrant 37-star flag-badge is a rare campaign keepsake with a wooden staff that, according to its accompanying ... More | |
Syed Haider Raza (Indian, 1922-2016) Paysage Nocturne (1961), £30,000-50,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- Syed Haider Razas Paysage Nocturne (1960) is a masterpieces of South Asian modernism. Recently discovered, it will be auctioned for the first time at Bonhams Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale on 22 November. The work is estimated at £30,000-50,000. Syed Haider Raza (1922-2016, India) was a founding member of the Progressive Artists Group formed in Bombay (alongside M.F. Husain, F.N. Souza, K.H. Ara and H.A. Gade) in 1947. Together, these Indian artists attempted to escape the confines of colonial high art through new stylistic methods. In 1950 Raza received a bursary from the French Government to study at the prestigious Ãcole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Moving to France, the artist was exposed to the Post-Impressionists (notably Cezanne and Van Gogh) whose experimental use of composition and colour inspired the development of his ... More |
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One of the last of Monet's momentous Grainstack series in private hands
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Nathaniel Rackowe 'Black Shed Expanded' opens at Parasol unit, London
LONDON.- Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art is presenting Black Shed Expanded, 2014/2016, an extraordinary light sculpture by London-based artist Nathaniel Rackowe. This work is the 2016 addition to the Parasol stice Winter Light series, for which Parasol unit invites a contemporary artist to exhibit a work that addresses the phenomenon of light. Displayed on the foundations terrace throughout the months of winter, Nathaniel Rackowes large-scale urban shed structure is installed, seemingly mid-explosion, upside-down, its contours wrenched apart, exposing its illuminated interior. The wooden shed, painted with black bitumen, emanates an eerie acid-yellow glow from the white striplighting inside it reflecting off the painted walls of its interior. The structure appears to be exploding, as if it is being split apart by the force of the light within it. Rackowe says ... More
Driscoll Babcock Galleries opens exhibition of works by Harriet Bart
NEW YORK, NY.- Driscoll Babcock Galleries presents Harriet Bart: Strong Silent Type, an installation in blackened steel, shaded paper, mirrored chrome, and dark cloth exploring the myriad ways to be seen and to see ones self: a provocative meditation on the deeply human drive to assemble the pieces of our identities. Barts mirrored and matte surfaced fragments recall pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that never quite fit together, inviting examination of gender archetypes and the way fragments speak to the absence of the whole. Bart received her formal training in textile arts and architectural tapestry, a purposeful choice to assert the relevance of what has long been considered feminine labor. In pondering minimalism, an arena dominated by male artists since its inception, Bart translates curvilinear fragments of feminine garment patterns into minimalist objects. In doing so, she allows ... More
The Armory Show announces Presents Booth Prize
NEW YORK, NY.- The Armory Show announced today the Presents Booth Prize, a new initiative recognizing an outstanding and innovative gallery presentation within the Presents section of the fair. The Presents Booth Prize is generously supported in its inaugural year by Athena Art Finance. Presents brings together the most exciting young galleries from around the world, showcasing new work by emerging artists through solo-artist and dual-artist presentations. The winner of the inaugural prize will be selected by an international jury of curators and collectors during the 2017 fair and awarded a prize of $10,000. Promoting young galleries and nurturing their growth is central to The Armory Shows new vision, says Benjamin Genocchio, Executive Director of The Armory Show. This initiative came out of conversations we had with galleries around the world who ... More
Whimsical oil painting by Giuseppe Galli (It., 1866-1953) will be sold in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Gorgeous Depression-era Newcomb College art pottery pieces, a fine collection of bronze mounted Sevres items, a mid-19th century American rococo mahogany full tester bed, an unusual French carved poplar and wrought iron horse-drawn hearse, and an oil on board painting by Giuseppe Galli (It., 1866-1953) will all come up for bid November 12 and 13. Theyre just a few of the expected top lots at an estates auction planned by Crescent City Auction Gallery, in the firms gallery at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, starting at 9 am Central time both days. For those unable to attend, online bidding will be provided by BidSquare.com, LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Telephone and absentee bids will also be accepted. Headlining the event is property from the estate of James C. Westerfield (1933-2016) of Jackson, Miss., ... More
McCabe Fine Art opens exhibition of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe
STOCKHOLM.- Robert Mapplethorpe is a cultural icon. He began his career taking Polaroids in the 1970s and went on to become one of the twentieth century's most important artists. Well known for his provocative nudes, Mapplethorpe also took sensual photographs of artists, celebrities, friends, lovers, and flowers. The artists first commercial exhibition in Sweden features a diverse selection of portraits, landscapes, and still lifes from the 1970s and 1980s. All of the works on view, have been provided by the Mapplethorpe Foundation. Regardless of whether or not Mapplethorpes subjects themselves are icons - as many are, including Grace Jones, Iggy Pop, and Patti Smith, whose portraits are included in this exhibition - his photographs are iconic in the way that they portray people, places, and things in an idealized, spiritual, manner. Always searching for perfection ... More
Claude Lalanne's inaugural jewelry exhibition in the United States opens at Paul Kasmin Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Paul Kasmin Gallery presents Claude Lalanne: Bijoux, the artists inaugural jewelry exhibition in the United States, on view from October 28- December 23, 2016 at 297 Tenth Avenue. The exhibition will be her largest to date, including unique works and editions, spanning 40 years of the artists oeuvre. Made in her atelier in France, Lalannes jewelry is created patiently by hand. Surrounded by Les Lalanne sculpture and furniture, the artist draws inspiration from the natural world and her own vivid imagination. Coaxing flora and fauna into surreal and whimsical combinations, the artist explores and embraces varied textures, as well as organic forms around her. Through a mastery of renaissance life-casting and contemporary techniques, Lalanne transforms organic creations into wearable artworks of bronze, silver and gold. Collier Groseilles ... More
Paul Nash at Olympia as major Tate retrospective opens
LONDON.- A major Tate retrospective of Paul Nash opens on Wednesday October 25th. The 26th Winter Art & Antiques Fair at Olympia previews on October 31st with several Nash selling exhibitions amongst the 100 dealers. Paul and John Nash are today regarded as two of the most significant British landscape painters of the middle part of the twentieth century. As official World War One artists, they swept to fame as painters of some of the most enduring images of the War. Both went on to develop their own distinctive language as great interpreters of the British landscape. London based picture dealer, George Babbington brings one of the original watercolour studies for the oil painting 'Whiteleaf Cross, painted in 1931, which is in the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. Whiteleaf Cross is a chalk hill carving in the shape of a cross in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire. ... More
Lauren B. Stakias named Director of Institutional Advancement at the The Morgan Library & Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- The Morgan Library & Museum today announced the appointment of Lauren B. Stakias as Director of Institutional Advancement. In her new position, Ms. Stakias will oversee all fundraising activities at the Morgan, including individual giving, membership, corporate, foundation, and government support, planned giving, and benefit events. She will serve as a key member of the museums senior management team and report to Morgan Director Colin B. Bailey. The Morgan is recognized as one of the worlds pre-eminent repositories of old master drawings, printed books, literary and historical manuscripts, medieval and Renaissance illuminated texts, and music manuscripts. It recently added collections of modern and contemporary drawings and photography to its holdings. The institution mounts more than a dozen major exhibitions each year and ... More
Skinner's Fine Musical Instruments Auction features vintage guitars & memorabilia
BOSTON, MASS.- Skinner, Inc. will present its second Fine Musical Instruments auction of 2016 on Saturday, November 5 at 12PM. The 570 lot auction will feature vintage and celebrity-owned guitars, banjos and mandolins, classical stringed instruments and bows, and the largest collection of music memorabilia on offer at Skinner to date. The auction features a large collection from the Estate of Country Music Hall of Fame and long-time Grand Ole Opry member, Little Jimmy Dickens. Highlights include many of Dickens custom stage-worn Nudie Suits, hats, and boots, made by Nudie Cohn, who was famous for outfitting Elvis in gold lamé and John Lennon in Western wear. From Nashville to Beverly Hills, anyone who was anyone owned a Nudie suit, and Little Jimmy Dickens owned many. A standout Nudie Suit is Lot 362 (estimated between $3,000-5,000), a robins egg ... More
Helmand hero's medals to go under the hammer
LONDON.- The Military Cross and medals awarded to Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Corporal Mark Ward are set to be auctioned in London in November. His seven medals, together with his original combat helmet and uniforms are to be sold by Spink & Son in London on the 24th November. His Military Cross, the third-highest Decoration for Gallantry in the face of the enemy was awarded during his tour operating in a remote and hostile section of Helmand Province, Afghanistan during 2010. Whilst a Section Commander he showed outstanding gallantry and leadership when he demonstrated conspicuous courage and inspirational leadership in the face of the enemy whilst repeatedly salvaging deteriorating situations, saving the lives of his men. On one occasion in 2010, a member of his patrol was killed by an improvised explosive device, following which ... More
Lark Mason Associates rings up $2 million in sales
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX.- Huanghuali furniture, Asian paintings, bronzes, porcelains and jade were among the works of art that attracted international bidding resulting in total sales of $2 million, including buyers premium. Handled by Lark Mason Associates on the iGavel Auctions platform, this sale continues to affirm that smaller independent auction companies and platforms like iGavelAuctions.com offer a strong competitive advantage to much larger auction platform services elsewhere in the country. Says Lark Mason, the founder of iGavel and owner of the eponymous firm, This sale proved once again that high quality and rare objects will exceed expectations even in a challenging economic environment. According to Mason, many of the international buyers were from China and the United States. The highlight of the sale was a Pair of 18th century Chinese ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, French artist Andre Masson died October 28, 1987. André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 - 28 October 1987) was a French artist. Masson drew the cover of the first issue of Georges Bataille's review, Acéphale, in 1936, and participated in all its issues until 1939. His stepbrother, the psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, was the last private owner of Gustave Courbet's provocative painting L'Origine du monde (The Origin of the World); Lacan asked Masson to paint a surrealist variant. In this image: Artist Roy Lichtenstein has applied his trademark benday dots to the cover of a limited edition 1985 Taittinger champagne, center. At left is a bottle designed by Victor Vasarely and on the right one by Andre Masson. All are part of the "Art in Wine" exhibit in Brussels' Credit Communal gallery.
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